The Firm Challenge- Week one
As I told you all in my last post I have decided to take on the The Firm (not to be confused with the Tom Cruise movie) for the next 12 weeks and see what exactly I can do with my body when I cut back on junk food and fanny lift until I can't fanny lift no more.
This past week I was able to do five Firm workouts and two yoga workouts. I know I won't be able to keep this pace up as it takes away time from the kiddos but I'm hoping for a few more weeks of daily workouts before I take it down a notch to three or four days a week. I can really feel it in my thighs and arms already. Right now I think the changes are only noticable to me but I'm hoping it won't be too long until I'm selling tickets to the gun show.
I posted these pictures on Flickr last night and have received a lot of positive feedback with people telling me I don't need to change a thing or they would gladly give me their boobs for my abs and while appreciated, I'm just not seeing what they're seeing. Don't get me wrong, I'm okay with my shape and my weight and seeing as how I once tipped the scales at almost 180 pounds in college, I definitely feel feel healthy and fit BUT I don't think I'm doing all that I can do. If I can work out hard 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 times a week then I should. The only reason I haven't been working out hard is because I've been fine with the way I look and why just be fine if I can be more than fine, you know?
I'll be posting my progress here with weekly pictures. I really feel like that will hold me accountable (I wanted to eat nacho chips and cheese last night but I didn't because I know that in 6 days, it's picture posting time again) and perhaps I can inspire other people.
Labels: musings
posted by Amanda. @ 1:43 PM
10 comments
10 Comments:
I will be watching. I dont think you need to do anything, but I, also, think that everyone needs to do what they feel is right for themselves.
I am curious to see how this excercise program will change your body. I was doing Tao Bow (sp?) and felt strong, but didnt think it changed my body any. Although, excercise makes me so hungry that I immediately go for the junk.
Good luck
I know how you feel. You look great, but your body is just not what it was before children and before your 30's. I am right there with you. I need to start training again for my triathlons. Although my weight is fine and still breastfeeding my third, I am definately flabby in areas that I would love to tighten up again. I really need to incorporate weight training. It's really hard though to motivate the weights for me.
Totally understand how you feel. I mean, you look great, I'm sure you're healthy, but ... you want to look greater, be healthier. And when you are already slim and trim, everyone just rolls their eyes or gets ticked off when you don't feel as good as you know you can.
SO - you inspired me to get back into the gym. I have a membership, but haven't gone since, like, June, because, well, I could give a dozen excuses. But I'm approaching 30, and if I don't get my abs and thighs in shape now, it's never going to happen, right?
I'll be interested in seeing your progress. I should post mine, too -forced accountability. Maybe I will sometime.
Good luck. How do you manage to exercise at home with the little ones? Mine just want to "help." I had to get a gym membership so I could do it without kids crawling on me.
You are lovely.
I hardly know you, so it feels so personal to say...your bod looks fab.
But, I appreciate the craving for exercise. It's a mental thing if nothing else and I feel four thousand times better about myself after I get a little sweaty.
You go!
Stepmother's Milk
You look great! But it's always good to get some exercise and stay healthy. (I need to do that, myself.)
Also: What's with all the sexy pics on your site lately? :)
Good luck. Those Firm tapes used to make me dizzy.
Right you are, http://startso11.info/www.kbc.tfi.html crowed the deacon, and I'll show him a thing or two in getting over the ground, he added with swelling pride.. With what delicacy he bruised the mint; with what exquisite nicety he estimated the ingredients; with what solicitous care he capped the compound with the scarlet fruit glowing against the dark green fringe! And then the hospitality and grace with which he offered it, after the selected oat straws had been plunged into http://startso11.info/boguchwala+%40+odr.net.pl.html its tinkling depths! After about four months in Washington, Miss Lydia discovered one morning that they were almost without money.. Leonard; but on stopping at the door, were informed that its mistress was not http://startso11.info/www.idemedia.pl.html at home.. It succeeds in drawing attention http://startso11.info/limix.pl.html to itself and in being noticed by consciousness.. If I thought that all this sparkling setting of beauty--this fine fashion--these blazing jewels and lustrous silks and airy gauzes, embellished with gold-threaded embroidery and wrought in a thousand exquisite elaborations, so that I cannot see one of those lovely girls pass me by without thanking God for the vision--if I thought that this http://startso11.info/Stare+Samochody.html was all, and that underneath her lace flounces and diamond bracelets Aurelia was a sullen, selfish woman, then I should turn sadly homewards, for I should see that her jewels were flashing scorn upon the object they adorned, and that her laces were of a more exquisite loveliness than the woman whom they merely touched with a superficial grace.. Just then the boy Joseph rose from the http://startso11.info/starcraft.html table, and stalking up to Mrs.. Her dream also shows the reproduction of the wish as http://startso11.info/www.sennik+urpdzinowy.pl.html accomplished.. Podington's cry, he http://rebestal.info/rycza%C5%82t+na+dojazdy.html cast his eyes over the water.. He put in a black face with a grin which divided it http://rebestal.info/charmed-czarodziejki.html from ear to ear.. The boat bounded, and plunged, and frequently struck the grassy bank of the canal, as if it would break itself http://startso11.info/Rogue.html to pieces.. This explanation seems http://startso11.info/kocio%C5%82+COSAS.html far-fetched to me.. The Houghton Mifflin http://startso11.info/tanie+rozmowy+za+granic%C4%99.html Company, Boston.. the numerous http://startso11.info/www%2Cjarema.art.pl.html examples).. For the moment, I will simply http://storyah44.info/rejsy+po+Wi%C5%9Ble+w+Warszawie.html call your attention to the quantity.. Her pose showed her pretty figure http://startso11.info/SITE%3Awww.is.gdansk.pl+26+sierpnia+1373.html to advantage, but, of course, she did not know that.. A white virginal muslin was belted around her slim figure by a blue ribbon, and her Leghorn http://startso11.info/garmin.pl.html hat was drawn around her oval cheek by a bow of the same color.. For there had been http://startso11.info/abw+krak%C3%B3w+lekarze.html many changes meanwhile.. So you gave http://startso11.info/www.em.html five hundred dollars for him, did you? laughed the widow.. If you can't steer him any other way, said Buller, we must get the http://startso11.info/Le%C5%9Bniewo.html reins.. Demonomania and the self-reproaches http://startso11.info/pomostowanie+naczy%C5%84+wie%C5%84cowych+wie%C5%84cowych.html of the day can be traced to the influences of religious education which the subject underwent as a child...
My husband is so busted...lol!
I want to hate you, but you're too nice. I can sort of understand why you want to push the envelope. Hey why not?
Hey, Amanda! You look awesome!!!
Post a Comment
<< Home